Native Americans and the legacy of Harry S. Truman [electronic resource] / edited by Brian Hosmer.

ISBN:

9781935503842

Title:

Author:

Truman Legacy Symposium (4th : 2006 : Key West, Fla.)

Conference Author:

Truman Legacy Symposium (4th : 2006 : Key West, Fla.)

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xl, 168 pages :) : illustrations.

Series:

The Truman legacy series ; v. 4

General Note:

"Based on the fourth Truman Legacy Symposium, Harry Truman and Native Americans, May 2006, Key West, Florida"--Page facing title page.

Contents:

Harry Truman and Native Americans / Brian Hosmer -- Seeing and not seeing : American Indians in the Truman era / Frederick E. Hoxie -- Reflections on Philleo Nash, Harry Truman, and American Indians / Ken Hechler -- Dignity and decency : Father Peter Powell and American Indian relocation to Chicago / Douglas K. Miller -- A graphic essay based on the holdings of the Harry S. Truman Library / Samuel Rushay, Jr. -- Native peoples and American Indian affairs during the Truman presidency / David E. Wilkins -- A worm's-eye view of Indian claims litigation / Helen Hornbeck Tanner -- Termination, Indian lawyers, and the evolution of the Native American rights fund / John Echohawk -- Indian sovereignty and nation-building since termination / Ben Nighthorse Campbell -- Termination and the Menominee Restoration Act / Ada E. Deer -- Evading termination : Florida Indians during the Truman administration / Harry A. Kersey, Jr. -- Termination redux? Seminole citizenship and economy from Truman to gaming / Jessica R. Cattelino.

Local Note:

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Personal Subject:

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972-Relations with Indians-Congresses.

Subject Term:

Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934- -- Congresses.

Indian termination policy -- Congresses.

Self-determination, National -- United States -- Congresses.

Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Congresses.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Congresses.

Added Author:

Hosmer, Brian C., 1960-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

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Summary

Harry S. Truman oversaw the beginning of a dramatic shift in the relationship between the U.S. government and Native Americans. Not generally associated with Native Americans or Native American affairs, Truman's presidency marked the end of the Indian New Deal begun under the Roosevelt administration and the start of a policy known as "termination," which anticipated the end of tribalism and the assimilation of all Native Americans by encompassing final compensation for tribal grievances, relocation to urban centers, and a dismantling of the trust relationship between the government and Native American nations. Truman, influenced by Cold War politics, Republican opposition in Congress, and the growing civil rights movement, attempted to honor the promises of the U.S. government and support tribal self-determination while upholding the broader goals of termination. Drawn from contributions by scholars, activists, attorneys, politicians, and representatives from several Native American n